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Montclair State University is a small town of 2,853 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,853people
$460kTypical home
$1,621/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,853
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,014 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,898/mo)
- Median rent $1,621/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (378 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,448 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 35% of households have kids
- 2% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 86% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 36% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TEB airport
- 12 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 141 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,925 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,818 bars within 25 mi
- 5,039 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 126 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 259 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Passaic County: R+3 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.